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| 008 | 140908s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng | ||
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_aSchwarz, Frederick A. O. _q(Frederick August Otto), _d1935- |
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_aDemocracy in the dark : _bthe seduction of government secrecy / _cFrederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. |
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_aNew York : _bThe New Press, _c2015. |
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_ax, 350 pages ; _c25 cm |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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_a"From Dick Cheney's man-sized safe to NSA's massive intelligence gathering, secrecy has captured the American government's modus operandi better than the ideals of the Constitution. In this important new book, Fritz Schwarz, who was chief counsel to the U.S. Church Committee on Intelligence-which uncovered CIA plots to assassinate world leaders, including Fidel Castro's exploding cigar-uses examples ranging from the dropping of the first Atomic bomb, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to Iran Contra and 9/11 to illuminate this central question: How much secrecy does good governance require? Schwarz argues that while some control of information is necessary, governments tend to fall prey to a culture of secrecy that is ultimately not just hazardous to democracy but antithetical to it. This historical survey provides the essential context to understand recent cases from Chelsea Manning to Edward Snowden. Democracy in the Dark is a natural companion to Schwarz's Unchecked and Unbalanced, co-written with Aziz Huq, which plumbed the power of the executive branch-a power that often depends on and derives from the use of secrecy. "-- _cProvided by publisher. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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_aFreedom of information _zUnited States. |
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_aOfficial secrets _zUnited States. |
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_aIntelligence service _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States. |
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_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch. _2bisacsh |
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_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Intelligence. _2bisacsh |
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_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security. _2bisacsh |
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